Estimating Overdiagnosis of Melanoma Using Trends Among Black and White Patients in the US.
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DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2022.0139
Abstract: Importance The incidence of cutaneous melanoma has been rising rapidly among White patients in the US; however, a commensurate increase in mortality due to melanoma has not been observed. These trends suggest overdiagnosis is occurring.… read more here.
Keywords: melanoma; incidence; among white; mortality ... See more keywords
Association of Computed Tomographic Screening Promotion With Lung Cancer Overdiagnosis Among Asian Women
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DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.7769
Abstract: Key Points Question What happens to lung cancer incidence when lung cancer screening is promoted to a population with a smoking prevalence of less than 5%? Findings In this population-based ecological cohort study of approximately… read more here.
Keywords: cancer; promotion lung; overdiagnosis; lung cancer ... See more keywords
Breast cancer screening and overdiagnosis
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DOI: 10.1002/ijc.33602
Abstract: Overdiagnosis is a harmful consequence of screening which is particularly challenging to estimate. An unbiased setting to measure overdiagnosis in breast cancer screening requires comparative data from a screened and an unscreened cohort for at… read more here.
Keywords: cancer screening; breast cancer; overdiagnosis; cancer ... See more keywords
Overdiagnosis: one concept, three perspectives, and a model
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DOI: 10.1007/s10654-020-00706-4
Abstract: Defining, estimating, communicating about, and dealing with overdiagnosis is challenging. One reason for this is because overdiagnosis is a complex phenomenon. In this article we try to show that the complexity can be analysed and… read more here.
Keywords: concept three; one concept; overdiagnosis one; overdiagnosis ... See more keywords
The overdiagnosis of what? On the relationship between the concepts of overdiagnosis, disease, and diagnosis
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DOI: 10.1007/s11019-017-9776-z
Abstract: Overdiagnosis and disease are related concepts. Widened conceptions of disease increase overdiagnosis and vice versa. This is partly because there is a close and complex relationship between disease and overdiagnosis. In order to address the… read more here.
Keywords: disease diagnosis; disease; overdiagnosis; overdiagnosis disease ... See more keywords
Overdiagnosis in the emergency department: a sharper focus
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DOI: 10.1007/s11739-022-02952-8
Abstract: Overdiagnosis occurs when a person’s symptoms or life experiences are given a diagnostic label that ultimately causes them more harm than good. We describe the complex drivers of overdiagnosis spanning five interconnected domains, which can… read more here.
Keywords: emergency; medicine; overdiagnosis; emergency department ... See more keywords
Outcomes from ovarian cancer screening in the PLCO trial: Histologic heterogeneity impacts detection, overdiagnosis and survival.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2017.10.015
Abstract: AIM A mortality benefit from screening for ovarian cancer has never been demonstrated. The aim of this study was to evaluate the screening outcomes for different histologic subtypes of ovarian cancers. METHODS Women in the… read more here.
Keywords: type tumours; trial; overdiagnosis; ovarian cancer ... See more keywords
The impact of overdiagnosis on thyroid cancer epidemic in Italy,1998-2012.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2018.01.083
Abstract: AIMS In Italy, incidence rates of thyroid cancer (TC) are among the highest worldwide with substantial intracountry heterogeneity. The aim of the study was to examine time trends of TC incidence in Italy and to… read more here.
Keywords: incidence; italy 1998; thyroid cancer; overdiagnosis ... See more keywords
Patient-level information underlying overdiagnosis of urinary tract infections in nursing homes: A discrete choice experiment.
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DOI: 10.1017/ice.2022.171
Abstract: The overdiagnosis of urinary tract infections (UTIs) in nursing home residents is a significant public health threat. Using a discrete choice experiment and a diagnostic guideline, we examined which patient-level information was associated with the… read more here.
Keywords: urinary tract; overdiagnosis urinary; discrete choice; tract infections ... See more keywords
Image-guided thermal ablation might be a way to compensate for image deriving cancer overdiagnosis
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DOI: 10.1080/02656736.2016.1262969
Abstract: We read with great interest the paper by Kim et al. entitled “Radiofrequency ablation of low-risk small papillary thyroid carcinoma: preliminary results for patients ineligible for surgery” recently published in the International Journal of Hyperthermia… read more here.
Keywords: ablation; treatment; overdiagnosis; cancer ... See more keywords
Précising definitions as a way to combat overdiagnosis
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DOI: 10.1111/jep.12909
Abstract: Roughly, overdiagnosis (ODx) occurs when people are harmed by receiving diagnoses (often accompanied by interventions) that do not benefit them, usually because the diagnosed conditions do not pose a threat to their health. ODx is… read more here.
Keywords: combat overdiagnosis; definition; definitions way; overdiagnosis ... See more keywords